The last part of the statement read: "I deeply regret what occurred. I apologise to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family. I vow to the public that there will never again be another incident like this."

Luis Suarez has been suspended from all football-related activity until the end of October for biting Chiellini in Uruguay's 1-0 win over Italy on June 24.

Within an hour of the tweet being posted, Chiellini accepted Suarez's apology.